As a significant change affecting faculty, it was noted that Janie Moore is now the Assistant to the Vice President for
Academic Affairs.

CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 1:13 p.m. Eric Bateman declared a quorum present. One proxy
vote was noted. The meeting was held at The Hilton Garden Inn in Elko.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of the May 16, 2003, meeting were unanimously approved.

SENATE CHAIR REPORT:

Budget Bungling - The budget was eventually approved following a lengthy extended session.

Accreditation Account - The accreditation visit was successful. The college renewed their accredited status with
Northwest Accreditation Agency. The full report is available through the GBC Library or Senate Chair Daniels. A
follow-up visit by the accreditation agency is expected in one year's time.

RPED - The RPED department is discussing combination of the department with an academic department. One
suggestion was to pair it with Education. Department Chairs will discuss the issue at their first meeting of the
academic year.

Board of Regents:

Various comments from the Regents were provided for enjoyment. No serious business affecting GBC was
noted. The expansion of the student building at UNLV underwent some extensive discussion due to the proposal
of instituting an additional tuition fee to fund the building. The measure was subsequently approved the following
day with a comment immediately requesting to rescind the business concerning the issue at the next BoR
meeting. The outcome of the issue is confusing and questionable.

Summer Summary - Several new positions were filled despite the budget questions. A summary of those hires have
been mentioned in the introductions and are clarified in the Personnel Committee report.

Committee Composition - The committee composition was distributed for approval. Two amendments were brought to
the floor: Pat Josey will be placed on Distance Education and removed from Personnel; Cyd McMullen will co-chair
Faculty and Administrative Evaluations Committee along with Karen Martin and Richard McNally. It was noted that
Christiana Varner is not on campus but does qualify for Faculty Senate membership; it is understood that her
attendance or activity on the committee may not be feasible. It was noted that the General Education Committee was
renamed the Assessment Committee following an action of last academic year. Garry Heberer will act in an ex-officio
capacity on the Assessment Committee. Chair Daniels reported that the attempt was made to give everyone their first
choice with few exceptions. The committee assignments were unanimously approved.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Budget - Oral report; information only. The equipment money was distributed. Departments are reminded that money
not spent will be reallocated.

Facilities - Oral report; information only. There were some problems with the relocation of offices following the
departure of UNR from McMullen Hall. The committee requests that any new programs or curriculum be conscious of
the space needed to accommodate the operation. There is limited space available.

Compensation and Benefits - Oral report; information only. The committee convened a salary variance with regards to
a new hire. The decision was accepted and the new faculty member is in place.

Social Work - Oral report; information only. The program is moving forward.

BAIPS - Oral report; information only. Mike McFarlane is interim lead faculty for the program. The program hopes to
work closely with the Secondary Education Committee in the development of the program. Items for consideration
include workload and program structure which is a cooperative effort among all bachelor programs.

BSN - Oral report; information only. Margaret Puccinelli is no longer with the nursing faculty. Georgeanna Smith will
act in the capacity of lead faculty in developing the program. The program was not funded through the legislature;
alternative funding sources are being researched.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

Workload Policy - Serious workload issues have been brought forward. Chair Daniels designated the modification
oversight of the outdated policy to the Compensation and Benefits Committee. The System is considering a policy,
through an ad-hoc committee, which may be imposed on the faculty without input. This may not be conducive to the
unique instructional format of GBC. A majority of the work must be completed by the end of the fall semester.

Bylaws Committee - Chair Daniels will not be serving on the committee; however, the Senate Bylaws constitute the
contract between the faculty and administration on shared governance and is essential to the functioning of the
institution. Senate Secretary Eric Bateman will chair the committee.

Academic Calendar - Two calendars were distributed to faculty. One is a specific month-by-month breakout of the
proposed calendar; the second is the actual proposed schedule. The calendar considers the academic year 2004-2005. GBC does have more work days than any other institution in the system with the date of return for faculty at two
weeks prior to the start of semester. The amount of those pre-semester days among other institutions varies from
seven to ten days (usually with the institution adding days to the end of the semester). The proposal trims GBC's to a
more manageable length. The proposal shows one week prior to the semester in lieu of the normal two weeks. Two
days prior to semester start will be set aside as "meeting free" to allow faculty necessary prep time.

Graduation is shown as a week following finals. Faculty requests that graduation take on the Friday or Saturday
of final's week, as traditional. The COT department may run into conflicts with this date because of their Saturday
class schedule. This will not harm graduation or the submittal of final grades as the students may walk without the
input of final grades. A motion was made and unanimously passed to accept the date of graduation before the
official end of finals week.

A motion was made to accept the amended academic calendar. The motion was unanimously approved.

It was noted that Spring Break is transitory and hard to indicate or predict; however, it usually coordinates with the
break of the Elko County School District.

Joel's Legacy - Concerns regarding the evaluation procedure for tenure, which specifically pertain to workload and will
be designated to the Compensation and Benefits Committee for review and possible action.

Spring Schedule - The due date for spring semester 2004 course entry is the end of the September. IAV is a priority
as the off-campus sites are congested and plan their live sections around the interactive offerings.

UCCSN Code Changes Regarding Tenure - Former Chair Bagley began work on the policy in conjunction with the
UCCSN Faculty Senate Chairs last academic year. The draft final of the policy was distributed to department chairs for
review and circulation earlier in the week. Chair Daniels opened the floor for discussion.

The policy contains similar language throughout and seems to be a repetition; however, parallel wording is
necessary for each section dealing with specific institutions. The changes appear to be minimal clerical or
cosmetic changes.

Tenured faculty receiving "unsatisfactory" or "needs improvement" ratings was the most modified. In previous
years a faculty member could continue to receive a "needs improvement" and still receive an overall "satisfactory"
rating. The change is intended to indicate that a faculty member receiving two "needs improvements" would have
had to improve during the subsequent evaluation period or an "unsatisfactory" overall rating will be issued. Two
consecutive "unsatisfactory" overall ratings may mean dismissal despite tenured status. Faculty questioned the
apparent flaw in the system which allows the issuance of an "unsatisfactory" rating for personal reasons although
a hearing procedure is in place. It is worthy to note that the NV Supreme Court stated that personal conflict is
grounds for dismissal. Performance evaluations drive the tenure evaluation.

The hiring of personnel with tenure upon hire is permitted by the code. Currently, the options of tenure upon hire
must be issued early in the hiring process and must be approved by the BoR. Faculty would like to discuss this
issue further to distinguish criteria for use at GBC. The Personnel Committee will review the procedure and
author a set of guidelines. GBC has never utilized the opportunity for such an offer.

A motion was made and unanimously approved to table the passage of recommendations until the next Senate
meeting wherein further investigation by individual faculty members may be pursued.

Faculty Policy on Review Texts - The Chancellor has requested that faculty examine the policy on the use of review
texts. Faculty in various regions of the country have been accepting money for the adoption of a text for their course.
There is no indication that this has occurred or is occurring on the GBC campuses. The Chancellor hopes that this
form of compensation is not taking place within the UCCSN nor will it occur, and requests discussion and steps to
ensure that ethical guidelines are in place at all the institutions. Faculty noted that athletic coaches may accept
payment from a company if their team uses its shoe; therefore, the two policies do not seem agreeable. Various faculty
have been approached to serve as members of editorial boards for a text for compensation without providing any
actual services to the board other than adopting the text for course use as a test case. Other questions on the basis of
conferences and publishers "wining and dining" faculty may need to be considered in the language. Senate requested
that Chair Daniels take the sense of the Senate to Chancellor Nichols including the question on forms of compensation
for other UCCSN departments outside of academia. This may pertain more to the larger institutions because of the
large guaranteed sales. Senate Secretary Bateman will form the language for the sense of the Senate and present it
for approval.

Sexual Harassment Policies - The UCCSN Senate Chairs would like faculty to monitor the depth of the sexual
harassment policy. Specific instances of vague content for an accusation or intrusion of policy on academic instruction
are being sought. Such noted instances will be compiled and reported to the System Senate at the end of the
academic year.

Tenure Approval Policy - Senate Chairs proposed a short (perhaps 100-word) paragraph to be submitted to the BoR
for consideration of approval of tenure in lieu of a complete vita. Action on this item is not brought forward for
consideration at this time.

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:

Faculty Senate Meeting Schedule - The meeting schedule was distributed to Senate members. It was noted that the
April meeting will be held on April 2 and not February 2 as indicated.

Senate Goodies - Chair Daniels would like to continue providing refreshments to the Senate. GBC Faculty Senate
does not have a host budget which is contrary to the other Senates in the System. VP Elliott and Scott Nielson will
look into providing some money toward a host account. In the meantime, Professor Patty Fox volunteered to provide
refreshments for the September meeting.

Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program - This is a cultural exchange; the exchange of professors from college to college. It
need not be a full exchange. It could be a good way to bring in visiting professors and international students to GBC.
A similar opportunity is provided through USAC through a consortium with UNR.

Replacement Search for the Vice President of Academic Affairs - VP Elliott will be leaving her administrative role
effective June 30, 2004. Faculty will be involved in the replacement process. President Killpatrick would like to get the
process underway as quickly as possible so that the individual is available immediately upon VP Elliott's departure.

Curtis Stiger Concert - Curtis Stiger will be performing at the GBC Amphitheatre on Saturday, August 23. Tickets are
available in the Controller's Office. This is his third year performing at the campus and is quickly becoming and old
friend and a favorite of the Elko audience.

Chair of Chairs - Department Chairs will meet briefly following the Senate meeting to elect a Chair of Chairs following
the change in position of Heather Estes, who had agreed to the position of Chair of Chairs at the beginning of summer
prior to her hire as the Winnemucca Branch Campus Director. Faculty will be notified of the decision.

Orientation - The Saturday, 8/23, section of INT 100 GBC Orientation approximately 108 students. Faculty are
requested to be available for advising.

Elko Balloon Festival - A drawing will be held to choose a faculty member to receive tickets to the Elko Balloon
Festival. This is among a campus-wide opportunity for each facet of the college: faculty, classified staff, etc. Faculty
members who are interested should write their name on a slip of paper and place it in the designated drawing box.
President Killpatrick will draw the name.

Governor Guinn - Gov. Kenny Guinn will be on the GBC campus Wednesday, August 27, at 4:00 p.m. for the
dedication of the House that Tom and Jack Built at the Mark H. Dawson Child Center, honoring the generosity of Tom
and Jack Revigilio and the Dorothy Gallagher Health and Science Building honoring the dedicated service of former
GBC Regent Dorothy Gallagher. All are welcomed to attend.

Great Basin Festival: Festival Coordinator/Director Marilee Harper-Harrison distributed updated copies of the festival
program. Marilee is the former Director of the campus Child Center. After a short time away from Elko, she decided to
return and was quickly recruited to head this annual event. The short presentation was provided out of order, at the
beginning of Senate, to accommodate a flight schedule. The festival is scheduled for September 16-20 on the GBC
campus. Marilee asks for assistance in spreading the word about the festival and its events. Marilee may be reached
on campus at extension 2178. Part of the program includes an on-campus visit by 500-700 fourth graders (September
8-12) learning to make Basque neckerchiefs and Basque flags.

ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 2:37 p.m. Senate will convene on September 12, 2003, on the GBC
campus.